Brush-holder.



J. CHABOT.

BRUSH HOLDER. APPLICATION mso JULY :4. 191a Patented De0.19,1916.

JOSEPH CI-IABOT, OF ONAWAY, MICHIGAN.

' BRUSH-HOLDER,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 19, 1916.

Application filed July 14, 1916. Serial No. 109,344.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH CHABoT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Onaway, in the county of Presque Isle and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Brush-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a novel and improved brush holder designed for holding a scrubbing brush or other similar brush in connection with a handle, whereby the brush may be manipulated in an easy and convenient manner and without the necessity of the operator stooping or assuming any other than a standing position in operating the brush.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a brush holder embodying a clamping device adapted for connection with a handle and also adapted to receive and clamp the brush, whereby a novel and eflicient means of connecting the brush with any length of handle desired will be furnished.

A further object of the invention is to provide a brush holder which will admit of the brush being reversed when worn unevenly at one side, so that its other side may be presented for active work to adapt the brush to wear throughout in a uniform manner.

The invention consists of the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a top plan view showing the application of the invention. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse section through the brush on the line of one of the clamping devices. Fig. l is a perspective view of the brush holder detached.

In carrying my invention into practice, I provide a brush holder comprising a bar or head 1 having a socket 2to receive the lower forward end of a suitable operating handle 3, which is designed to be held at a proper working angle and may be of any suitable length desired.

The bar 1 is designed to bear against the rear longitudinal edge of the back of a scrubbing brush 4, which extends parallel with the bar and in a direction transversely of the handle. The bar is provided at its ends with short engaging arms 5 which extend under the edge of the back of the brush,

and is provided above the respective short arms 5 with longer arms 6 which extend over the top of the back of the brush to a desired degree,

The arms 6 are rovided in their upper surfaces with retaining channels or grooves 7 which communicate at their rear ends with openings 8 in the bar, and these grooves or openings are adapted for the reception and passage of clamping bolts 9 having threaded rear ends 10 provided with suitable clamping and retaining nuts 11. The forward ends of the bolts are formed into hooked portions 12 which extend downward over the front edge of the brush back and beneath the same. thus firmly and securely holding the brush in engagement with the arms 5 and 6 against any possibility of independent movement or casual disconnection.

It will be understood that a brush applied as shown to the holder may be manipulated in a ready and convenient manner by the operator, through the medium of a handle 3, without the necessity of the operator kneeling or stooping or assuming otherwise than a comfortable upright position, and it will also be evident that the brush may be operated with any desired degree of pressure and rapidity for scrubbing and other actions. Also it will be understood that when the brush bristles adjacent to the forward longitudinal side of the brush become worn the brush may be removed, reversed edge for edge and clamped in position again, so that the bristles may be caused to have a uniform wearing action. It will be observed that the bolts are firmly and securely held against any possibility of lateral movement by their engagement with the channels or grooves 7 in the arms 6, so that the brush will be held from independent movement in any direction, thus preventing any of the annoyances or inconveniences liable to be caused by the brush working loose.

' I claim A holder for scrubbing brushes comprising a bar adapted to extend lengthwise of and bear against the rear edge of the brush back, said bar having means of attachment to a handle,short legs at the lower corner portions of thebar and projecting at right angles therefrom to extend beneath the rear edge of the brush back, long arms projecting in vertical alinement with said short arms forwardly from the upper corners of the bar and adapted to extend over the top of the brush back to a point in close proximity to the front edge thereof, said arms having rectangular rear portions of greater depth than the body portions of the arms and formed with bolt holes above the plane of the upper surfaces of said arms, the arms being provided with flanges extending between said rectangular rear portions and their free forward ends and sloping in a downward and forward direction between said points, said flanges forming channels above the upper surfaces of the arms registering with the said bolt holes, and bolts resting upon the upper surfaces of the arms in said channels and having threaded ends extending through the bolt holes in the rectangular enlargements, the forward ends of said bolts being provided with hooked portions extending downward over and under the front edge of the brush back, and nuts engaging the threaded ends of the bolts and bearing against the back of the car to draw the bar and hook ends of the bolts into clamping engagement with the brush back.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JOSEPH CI-IABOT.

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